The Department invites scholars in Biology to present their research on most Thursdays throughout the academic year. The seminars are followed by a Q&A session.
Join us Thursdays 12:30-1:45 PM, at Regents 239.
Fall 2025
September 4, 2025
Dr. Andrew Gillis Associate Scientist, Bay Paul Center for Comparative Molecular Biology and Evolution, Marine Biological Laboratory Director of Graduate Studies, MBL-University of Chicago PhD Graduate Program MBL – Marine Biological Laboratory Talk Title: “VIRTUAL – evo devo of cartilaginous fish” Host: Elena Silva
September 11, 2025
Dr. Sara Carioscia Johns Hopkins University Talk Title: “TBD” Host: Manus Patten
September 18th, 2025
Dr. Peggy Cotter Professor UNC Chapel Hill Talk Title: “TBD” Host: Tiffany Zarrella
October 2, 2025
Dr. Philip Adams Chief, Biology of Spirochetes Unit Stadtman Tenure-Track Investigator NIH Distinguished Scholar NIH/NIAID Talk Title: “TBD”. Host: ASM Student/Postdoc Chapter
October 9, 2025
Dr. Julie Siegenthaler Associate Professor Department of Pediatrics Section of Developmental Biology University of Colorado Talk Title: “TBD” Host: BOGS_Zeeba
October 16, 2025
Dr. Wei Yang Postdoctoral Associate Stony Brook University Talk Title: “TBD” Host: Haiyan He
October 23, 2025
Dr. Brandon Weissbourd Assistant Professor MIT Talk Title: “TBD” Host: Isaac Cervantes-Sandoval
November 6, 2025
Dr. Melissa McCormick Principal Investigator, Senior Scientist SERC Talk Title: “TBD” Host: Martha Weiss
November 13, 2025
Dr. Evan Economo Gahan Professor & Department Chair of Entomology University of Maryland, College Park Talk Title: “TBD” Host: Shweta Bansal
November 20, 2024
Dr. Laura Lewis President’s Postdoctoral Fellow UC Berkley Talk Title: “TBD” Host: BOGS-Peter Kann